RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s median mobile internet download speed has risen to 216 Mbps, placing the Kingdom among the top five G20 countries, according to the fifth edition of the Saudi Internet Report 2025 released by the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST).
The report said the improvement reflects continued investment in the Kingdom’s digital infrastructure, with mobile internet speeds increasing from 203 Mbps a year earlier. The report revealed that Saudi Arabia’s internet speeds continue to advance, supported by digital infrastructure development, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The Saudi Internet Report 2025 showed that average mobile data consumption reached 53 GB per person monthly, about three times the global average, while median 5G download speed reached 320 Mbps with a latency of 24 milliseconds.
Fixed internet median download speed rose to 151 Mbps, up from 120.4 Mbps, with upload speeds reaching 73 Mbps and latency of 8 milliseconds, according to Ookla data.
Total internet data traffic in the Kingdom reached 69 million terabytes, split 56 percent domestic and 44 percent international, with mobile and fixed networks each accounting for 50 percent of traffic.
Riyadh Region led in data traffic at 30.6 percent, followed by Makkah Region at 20.5 percent and Eastern Region at 16.8 percent.
IPv6 protocol activation reached 67 percent among users, with approximately 200 Saudi Autonomous System Numbers (ASN) registered online.
This comes as Saudi Arabia ranked first among 159 economies in the International Telecommunication Union’s 2026 ICT Development Index.
